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History · Grove
Grove’s history is mostly unwritten
The public archives hold no old photos of Grove yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
What stands out about Grove’s past Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
★ What stands out · Help out Start Grove’s collection The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Grove’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos 00s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
The story How Grove came to be From Wikipedia’s history of Grove.
Read it all → The first township in Reno County was Reno Township, which covered the whole county upon its creation in 1872. In 1874, Langdon Township was separated from Reno Township. Grove Township would be split off from Langdon Township in 1876, and in 1878 Bell Township split off from Grove Township.
Text from Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 .
By decade No old photos in the archives yet Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Memory lane What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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What used to stand where something else is now in Grove? → Who remembers Grove in the 1950s? → A family story from old Grove → Does anyone have photos of Grove from the 1990s? →
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